Nice tweet here from Olimpiu Urcan showing the frustration (and disgust?) on Grischuk's face at the nonsense required of them in the Aronian - Grischuk Armageddon. Who hasn't been there in a local QPF or similar, losing on time amid random moves and chaos. At elite level, it's going to ruin the game

Who hasn't been there in a local QPF or similar, losing on time amid random moves and chaos. At elite level, it's going to ruin the game

An increment of as little as two seconds cuts through it. The trouble is that the people with the money - ie the St Louis crowd and now the Norwegians - seem to view this shambles as a feature not a bug. Perhaps they know their paying audience, but top players will have to get used to their role as well fed and watered circus animals.

Nice tweet here from Olimpiu Urcan showing the frustration (and disgust?) on Grischuk's face at the nonsense required of them in the Aronian - Grischuk Armageddon. Who hasn't been there in a local QPF or similar, losing on time amid random moves and chaos. At elite level, it's going to ruin the game

And at local level, when we argue at AGMs in favour of increments, the elite level shambles doesn't help

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but top players will have to get used to their role as well fed and watered circus animals.

Grischuk made the comment that he accepted the invite, so he can't complain. But that's the point, if organisers are going to throw money at the top players, and the top players are prepared to turn up and play, then so it goes.

But that's like most sports. The Hundred wouldn't be a thing if counties weren't getting a huge chunk of the £1.3m broadcast deal, even though the great unwashed have expressed no particular desire on social media to watch a 100-ball cricket competition.

Nice tweet here from Olimpiu Urcan showing the frustration (and disgust?) on Grischuk's face at the nonsense required of them in the Aronian - Grischuk Armageddon. Who hasn't been there in a local QPF or similar, losing on time amid random moves and chaos. At elite level, it's going to ruin the game

And at local level, when we argue at AGMs in favour of increments, the elite level shambles doesn't help

Even though increments are *not* being used here?

"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)

Nice tweet here from Olimpiu Urcan showing the frustration (and disgust?) on Grischuk's face at the nonsense required of them in the Aronian - Grischuk Armageddon. Who hasn't been there in a local QPF or similar, losing on time amid random moves and chaos. At elite level, it's going to ruin the game

And at local level, when we argue at AGMs in favour of increments, the elite level shambles doesn't help

Even though increments are *not* being used here?

We argue against QP finishes, and people who don't want to change say, well they don't use increments in Norway/St Louis

Any postings on here represent my personal views and should not be taken as representative of the Manchester Chess Federation www.manchesterchess.co.uk